Essential Question: How can I use my voice to express my opinions and personal beliefs through a convincing argument, while addressing and invalidating opposing viewpoints fairly, for an audience that may not agree with me?

Books

A cart with books about various controversial topics is reserved for your research. Search the AHS library catalog for additional materials. Use the “AHS Library Research Log” to keep track of the sources you use for your works cited page.

Databases

A list of passwords for remote use of databases is available in the library.

ABC-CLIO Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society is a portal for researching 150 of today’s most significant social issues, accessing 7,000 articles and 4,500 multimedia primary sources. Students can also dig deeper by learning the story behind the issues and studying enduring key questions through scholars’ perspectives and analyses.